Massillon Museum presents much more than art and history lessons. MassMu engages visitors in experiences.
In six galleries, exhibitions spanning an array of interests change regularly; the new Paul Brown Museum within MassMu highlights hometown hero, Coach Brown, and his football legacy. New spaces offer artist opportunities and rental venues. The Immel Circus, a 2,620-piece hand-carved miniature circus, surrounded by real circus costumes, posters, and photographs, is a visitor favorite.
A sensory room, where guests of all ages can relax and center themselves, also provides privacy for breastfeeding mothers. Two family restrooms and diaper changing tables in both the men's and women's restrooms add to MassMu's family-friendly atmosphere.
In the Museum shop, OHregionalities, visitors find regionally handcrafted pottery, jewelry, and cards, local history and football books, and children's gifts. The lobby cafe, Anderson's in the City, offers specialty coffees, sweets, and light lunch.
Massillon Museum presents much more than art and history lessons. MassMu engages visitors in experiences.
In six galleries, exhibitions spanning an array of interests change regularly; the new Paul Brown Museum within MassMu highlights hometown hero, Coach Brown, and his football legacy. New spaces offer artist opportunities and rental venues. The Immel Circus, a 2,620-piece hand-carved miniature circus, surrounded by real circus costumes, posters, and photographs, is a visitor favorite.
A sensory room, where guests of all ages can relax and center themselves, also provides privacy for breastfeeding mothers. Two family restrooms and diaper changing tables in both the men's and women's restrooms add to MassMu's family-friendly atmosphere.
In the Museum shop, OHregionalities, visitors find regionally handcrafted pottery, jewelry, and cards, local history and football books, and children's gifts. The lobby cafe, Anderson's in the City, offers specialty coffees, sweets, and light lunch.
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Hours:Closed Now. Opens 9:30 AM
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Cost: Free
Payment: Cash, Check, MC, Visa, AMEX, Discover
Access: Wheelchair, Service Animals, Bicycle
Parking: Street, Bicycle
Available: Self-Guided Tour, Guided Tour, Private Tour, Café, Kids Activities, Family Restroom, Changing Station, Wheelchairs, Meeting/Conference Rooms, Wi-fi, Gift Shop
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Insider Info
MassMu is free and open to the public but does accept donations.
Two-hour free parking is available on the street and in nearby city lots.
The photobooth costs $4 and is unable to make change, so be sure to bring some singles.
Fun Facts
The Immel Circus is one of the most interesting "pieces" in the collection of the Massillon Museum. The 100-square foot miniature hand-carved circus is surrounded by rotating displays of circus-related artifacts.
Oscar the skeleton has both scared and delighted visitors since he was donated to the Museum in 1934.
MassMu's collection encompasses over 100,000 objects in 94 categories, including paintings and prints, ceramics, glass, photographs, textiles, costumes, military artifacts, city records, agricultural equipment, Native American objects, quilts, and more.
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Massillon Museum presents much more than art and history lessons. MassMu engages visitors in experiences.
In six galleries, exhibitions spanning an array of interests change regularly; the new Paul Brown Museum within MassMu highlights hometown hero, Coach Brown, and his football legacy. New spaces offer artist opportunities and rental venues. The Immel Circus, a 2,620-piece hand-carved miniature circus, surrounded by real circus costumes, posters, and photographs, is a visitor favorite.
A sensory room, where guests of all ages can relax and center themselves, also provides privacy for breastfeeding mothers. Two family restrooms and diaper changing tables in both the men's and women's restrooms add to MassMu's family-friendly atmosphere.
In the Museum shop, OHregionalities, visitors find regionally handcrafted pottery, jewelry, and cards, local history and football books, and children's gifts. The lobby cafe, Anderson's in the City, offers specialty coffees, sweets, and light lunch.
Home Again: The Embodiment of Africa through Art and Fabric
Contemporary Black artists complement the 2024 NEA Big Read: Chesley Antoinette, Woodrow Nash, Chepape Makgato, Gee’s Bend quilts, Francine Terry
Guest curated by Dr. Tameka Ellington
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EXTRA FUN
Insider Info
MassMu is free and open to the public but does accept donations.
Two-hour free parking is available on the street and in nearby city lots.
The photobooth costs $4 and is unable to make change, so be sure to bring some singles.
Fun Facts
The Immel Circus is one of the most interesting "pieces" in the collection of the Massillon Museum. The 100-square foot miniature hand-carved circus is surrounded by rotating displays of circus-related artifacts.
Oscar the skeleton has both scared and delighted visitors since he was donated to the Museum in 1934.
MassMu's collection encompasses over 100,000 objects in 94 categories, including paintings and prints, ceramics, glass, photographs, textiles, costumes, military artifacts, city records, agricultural equipment, Native American objects, quilts, and more.
Pick up your free copy of the 2024 NEA Big Read Massillon book selection, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi! Additional information about the Kickoff and other NEA Big Read programs will be made available in March 2024. For seventeen consecutive years, the Massillon Museum has been honored to be awarded the NEA Big Read grant. NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Pick up your free copy of the 2024 NEA Big
Pick up your free copy of the 2024 NEA Big Read Massillon book selection, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi! Additional information about the Kickoff and other NEA Big Read programs will be made available in March 2024. For seventeen consecutive years, the Massillon Museum has been honored to be awarded the NEA Big Read grant. NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Home Again: The Embodiment of Africa through Art and Fabric is on view in the Main Gallery from March 23 through May 19, 2024. Join us for the reception on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., which complements the 2024 NEA Big Read!
Featuring artwork from Chesley Antionette, Woodrow Nash, Chepape Makgato, Gee's Bend Quilts, and Francine Terry. Guest curated by Dr. Tameka Ellington.
Home Again: The Embodiment of Africa throu
Home Again: The Embodiment of Africa through Art and Fabric is on view in the Main Gallery from March 23 through May 19, 2024. Join us for the reception on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., which complements the 2024 NEA Big Read!
Featuring artwork from Chesley Antionette, Woodrow Nash, Chepape Makgato, Gee's Bend Quilts, and Francine Terry. Guest curated by Dr. Tameka Ellington.
Portrait of US is an evolving audiovisual archive of intimate stories told by ordinary people. The artists Monica Jane Frisell and Adam Scher create the audiovisual portraits in their Nomadic Photo Ark, a roaming black and white darkroom and art studio, as they weave their way across the United States. Frisell and Scher visited Massillon with the Nomadic Photo Ark from September 25 through October 6, 2023. Their Studio M exhibition will include audiovisual portraits of Stark County residents.
Portrait of US is an evolving audiov
Portrait of US is an evolving audiovisual archive of intimate stories told by ordinary people. The artists Monica Jane Frisell and Adam Scher create the audiovisual portraits in their Nomadic Photo Ark, a roaming black and white darkroom and art studio, as they weave their way across the United States. Frisell and Scher visited Massillon with the Nomadic Photo Ark from September 25 through October 6, 2023. Their Studio M exhibition will include audiovisual portraits of Stark County residents.
Join us for our first Rhythms concert of the year, featuring Rev. Robert Jones, Sr.! Rev. Robert Jones, Sr. is an inspirational storyteller and musician celebrating the history, humor, and power of American Roots music. His deep love for traditional African American and American traditional music is shared in live performances that interweave timeless stories with original and traditional songs. For more than twenty-five years Robert has entertained and educated audiences of all ages!
Join us for our first Rhythms concert of t
Join us for our first Rhythms concert of the year, featuring Rev. Robert Jones, Sr.! Rev. Robert Jones, Sr. is an inspirational storyteller and musician celebrating the history, humor, and power of American Roots music. His deep love for traditional African American and American traditional music is shared in live performances that interweave timeless stories with original and traditional songs. For more than twenty-five years Robert has entertained and educated audiences of all ages!
Live virtual keynote presentation with Homegoing author, Yaa Gyasi, in conjunction with the 2024 NEA Big Read program! The audience is welcome to submit questions during the program, which will be livestreamed via the Museum's Facebook Page. A Facebook account is not required to view the program. The program will be recorded and will remain available on the Museum's Facebook and YouTube pages for two weeks.
No registration necessary.
Live virtual keynote presentation with Hom
Live virtual keynote presentation with Homegoing author, Yaa Gyasi, in conjunction with the 2024 NEA Big Read program! The audience is welcome to submit questions during the program, which will be livestreamed via the Museum's Facebook Page. A Facebook account is not required to view the program. The program will be recorded and will remain available on the Museum's Facebook and YouTube pages for two weeks.
Raw Material is a solo exhibition by Katie Davis that explores themes of feminism and domesticity. Davis is a mixed media painter and installation artist. Her color choices and visual language have a direct relationship with her materials, which are sourced from retro interior design trends and textiles. The artwork uses formalism and abstraction, held in tension with whimsy and playfulness. Her rich surfaces combine layers of paint, lace, buttons, old curtains, or clothing!
Raw Material is a solo exhibition by Katie
Raw Material is a solo exhibition by Katie Davis that explores themes of feminism and domesticity. Davis is a mixed media painter and installation artist. Her color choices and visual language have a direct relationship with her materials, which are sourced from retro interior design trends and textiles. The artwork uses formalism and abstraction, held in tension with whimsy and playfulness. Her rich surfaces combine layers of paint, lace, buttons, old curtains, or clothing!